Hugo Laing

Partner @Eversheds Sutherland

London, GB

I am a corporate partner specialising in financial services. I specialise in transactions (M&A, joint ventures, Part VIIs and risk transfer transactions) in the insurance market as well as the wider financial institutions sector.I also advise on the full range of regulatory and company law relevant to (re)insurers.Recent experience includes:Acting for Aviva on the £385m acquisition of Succession WealthActing for Resolution on its first UK funded reinsurance transactionActing for Scottish Widows on the transfer of £10bn of longevity risk from three Lloyds Banking Group pension schemes via Scottish Widows to Pacific Life and the subsequent £5.5bn transaction with SCORActing for Aviva on a funded reinsurance transaction with Prudential FinancialAdvising Standard Life, part of Phoenix Group, on its strategic agreement with Key Group to enter the lifetime mortgage marketActing for Royal London on the acquisition of Police MutualActing for Aegon on a EUR 7bn longevity reinsurance transaction with RGA in the NetherlandsActing for Markel on the acquisition of specialty lines insurer, ECIC and the subsequent Part VII

University of York

Bachelor of Arts (BA), Economics and Politics